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Is your development machine powerful enough?   [Edit]

Survey period: 23 Jan 2012 to 30 Jan 2012

Not that long ago a developer was never satisfied with the power of his machine. Has that changed?

OptionVotes% 
Yes45932.48
Mostly50635.81
Not really31822.51
Not even close1188.35
I don't do software development120.85



 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
V.24-Jan-12 0:43
professionalV.24-Jan-12 0:43 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
Jan Steyn26-Jan-12 0:07
Jan Steyn26-Jan-12 0:07 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
V.26-Jan-12 1:09
professionalV.26-Jan-12 1:09 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
Dennis E White24-Jan-12 4:54
professionalDennis E White24-Jan-12 4:54 
GeneralIf developers worked for free... Pin
Chris Maunder24-Jan-12 8:23
cofounderChris Maunder24-Jan-12 8:23 
GeneralRe: If developers worked for free... Pin
Ravi Bhavnani25-Jan-12 4:07
professionalRavi Bhavnani25-Jan-12 4:07 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
PIEBALDconsult25-Jan-12 2:55
mvePIEBALDconsult25-Jan-12 2:55 
GeneralRe: Developers shouldn't have powerful machines (with some exceptions) Pin
Ravi Bhavnani25-Jan-12 4:06
professionalRavi Bhavnani25-Jan-12 4:06 
Eksith wrote:
A developer should never expect a client to use similar or better hardware
Agreed.

Eksith wrote:
Developers shouldn't have powerful machines
Highly not true.

/ravi
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GeneralMy Dev Machine is 4 years old and still very fast Pin
TomKnights23-Jan-12 10:07
TomKnights23-Jan-12 10:07 
GeneralRe: My Dev Machine is 4 years old and still very fast Pin
Mario Majčica23-Jan-12 10:50
professionalMario Majčica23-Jan-12 10:50 
GeneralMy dev box Pin
PSU Steve23-Jan-12 8:54
professionalPSU Steve23-Jan-12 8:54 
GeneralNew dev machine Pin
Nigel Stratton23-Jan-12 7:47
Nigel Stratton23-Jan-12 7:47 
GeneralSlow Machines Pin
sellinger23-Jan-12 7:46
sellinger23-Jan-12 7:46 
Generalbetter than before... Pin
Dennis E White23-Jan-12 7:11
professionalDennis E White23-Jan-12 7:11 
GeneralSlow harddive on laptop is such a showstopper Pin
leppie23-Jan-12 6:42
leppie23-Jan-12 6:42 
GeneralIt's ok. Pin
fjdiewornncalwe23-Jan-12 5:12
professionalfjdiewornncalwe23-Jan-12 5:12 
GeneralI has been for a while Pin
John M. Drescher23-Jan-12 2:47
John M. Drescher23-Jan-12 2:47 
GeneralNot really to just sufficient Pin
S Houghtelin23-Jan-12 2:32
professionalS Houghtelin23-Jan-12 2:32 
GeneralSo 45 days ago, I requested a faster laptop Pin
dexterama23-Jan-12 2:19
professionaldexterama23-Jan-12 2:19 
GeneralYes, never had a problem Pin
PIEBALDconsult23-Jan-12 2:02
mvePIEBALDconsult23-Jan-12 2:02 
GeneralI'd Like to Whine, but Pin
W Balboos, GHB23-Jan-12 1:48
W Balboos, GHB23-Jan-12 1:48 
GeneralRe: I'd Like to Whine, but Pin
Clark Kent12323-Jan-12 2:18
professionalClark Kent12323-Jan-12 2:18 
GeneralA Yes Pin
Ravi Sant23-Jan-12 1:38
Ravi Sant23-Jan-12 1:38 
GeneralRe: A Yes Pin
Pete Appleton23-Jan-12 22:20
Pete Appleton23-Jan-12 22:20 
GeneralA proper machine is essential Pin
Mario Majčica23-Jan-12 0:14
professionalMario Majčica23-Jan-12 0:14 

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